Sky Fall

Looking for a deal? 15% discount has now been applied (originally $975, now only 828.75). As always, I provide free shipping in USA only.

A lower horizon line allows me to explore the vastness of the sky. In this piece, the quiet sense of blue and clouds seem to "fall" to the earth below. I enjoy the calm I find here.

30" H x 24" W x 1.5" D Weight 7.25 lb

$828.75

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Summer Breeze

Looking for a deal? 15% discount has now been applied. (Originally $485, now only $412.25). As always, I provide free shipping in the USA only.

Primary Focus: abstract buttery oil and wax landscape paintings using ONLY the primary colors plus white using ONLY my fingers! Name based on snippets of song lyrics or titles. Can YOU guess? * 18"x18" cradled panel, no frame required. *I was listening to Seals & Crofts!

18" H x 18" W x 1.5" D Weight 3.375 lb

$412.25

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Seven Birch Trunks

Birches (or Aspens) are my favorite tree type. Using oil paint with cold wax medium, I created the many textured layers to get a very realistic feel of birch bark. The limited use of color also helps this piece to feel very natural. 16"x20" stretched canvas which is already FRAMED in natural birch wood. Wired to hang, the edges have a waxed finish. Price includes free shipping via UPS in the USA only. I am sorry I do not do shipping. Look for the tiny heart carved in the bark!

20" H x 16" W x 1" D Weight 3 lb

$475.00

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Four Birch Trunks

Birches (or Aspens) are my favorite tree type. Using oil paint with cold wax medium, I created the many textured layers to get a very realistic feel of birch bark. The limited use of color also helps this piece to feel very natural. 16"x20" stretched canvas which is already FRAMED in natural birch wood. Wired to hang, the edges have a waxed finish. Price includes free shipping via UPS in the USA only. I am sorry I do not do international shipping.

20" H x 16" W x 1" D Weight 3 lb

$475.00

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Shoreline 28 Little Girls Point Omans Beach

Plein air at Little Girl's Point park Oman's Beach in Michigan's U.P., Lake Superior's south shore. Available directly through me. UPS shipping to USA included in price. 6"x8" oil on flat panel will need your open-back frame.

6" H x 8" W

$95.00

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Parfait

Parfait simply speaks to my sense of sweet color in this abstract landscape in oil and cold wax. Sweeping texture and clouds feel like parfait swirls! This piece is on cradled panel, the edges are bare light wood with a waxed finish. Sale price includes UPS shipping to US.

11" H x 14" W x 0.75" D Weight 2.5 lb

$325.00

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Sunshine Daydream

Inspired by my love of Wolf Kahn's use of pastel colors to evoke sunlight, I created this piece utilizing a high-key palette of color choices in oil and cold wax. I just wanted to feel the daydream of summer sunshine. This piece is on cradled panel. The edges are bare light wood with a waxed finish. Sale price includes UPS shipping to US.

11" H x 14" W x 0.75" D Weight 2.75 lb

$325.00

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Pond

New "tiny gems" affordable original oil and cold wax paintings. As I work Every Day in my studio, I often have gobs of wet oil paint scraped from larger paintings. What to do? Spread it around smaller canvases. It's All About the Paint. Framed size approximately 11"x14" in rustic maple wood. Available directly through me; Sale price includes UPS shipping to US only.

8" H x 6" W x 0.25" D Weight 0.25 lb

$200.00

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Ravine

Textures built with oil and cold wax allow for a sense of stability while the subtle colors zig zag back for a sense of space. Extra Texture! 11"x14" on cradled panel. Sale price includes UPS shipping to US.

14" H x 11" W x 1.5" D Weight 1.875 lb

$325.00

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On The Edge

Primary Focus: buttery oil and cold wax abstract landscape using only the primary colors plus white using ONLY my fingers! Name based on snippets of song lyrics or titles. Can YOU guess?* I often paint small to later paint BIG. Sale price includes UPS shipping to US. *I was listening to Lady Gaga!

Purple Sky

I prepared the surface with extra texture to play up a sense of depth. I particularly enjoy color choices that are not always expected, such as a purple sky! This piece is on cradled wood panel with neutral grey edges. It is wired to hang. Sale price includes UPS shipping to US.

24" H x 18" W x 1.5" D Weight 4 lb

$500.00

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Meander

Textures built with oil and cold wax allow for a sense of stability while the subtle colors zig zag back for a sense of space. Sale price includes UPS shipping to USA.

14" H x 11" W x 1.5" D Weight 1.875 lb

$325.00

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Brook

My inspirations come from Wolf Kahn. I created this piece as a finger-painting in translucent layers of oil and wax using a warm earth orange palette enhanced with warm teal colors. There are a few brook trout hiding in the layers. This piece has natural wood edges and is wired to hang. Available directly through me. Contact me for further info.

Yupo Landscape

Yupo is a non-absorbent synthetic paper that allows watercolors to float on the surface. Very fresh color! This Lake Superior inspired painting is only 8x6 but matted to be 16x12 to fit your frame. Available directly through me. Sale price includes shipping to USA.

6" H x 8" W x 0.25" D Weight 0.25 lb

$75.00

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Wish I Had A River

Listening to Joni Mitchell. This song always makes me homesick at holiday times. Oil paint and cold wax medium (think buttery frosting!) applied like finger-painting on crazy textures. On a flat canvas panel, framed in black wood. Selected for the juried competition "Roots-The Journey Within" at the Center for the Visual Arts in downtown Wausau WI. Now available directly through me. #berkelydesign #valberkely #oilandcoldwax #painting Sale price includes UPS shipping to US only.

9" H x 12" W x 0.25" D Weight 1 lb

$230.00

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Papillon #3

After a successful first trip (ever!) to the south of France, I have new works in oil+cold wax. These are "samplers" on Arches Oil Paper, matted and sleeved. Will need your own frame. The fields near the River Lot were full of butterflies (papillon) that inspired me. Price includes US shipping only. #berkelydesign #valberkely #oilandcoldwax #papillon

20" H x 16" W x 0.25" D Weight 0.25 lb

$65.00

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Miniature 5 - LGP

The little blue cottage on the tip of Little Girl's Point, Lake Superior, Michigan. If you know LGP - you know this house! 2.75" x 1.5" acrylic on watercolor paper, framed. Price includes shipping in a gift box. Available directly through me. #berkelydesign #littlegirlspoint #lakesuperior #valberkely

1.5" H x 2.75" W x 0.125" D

$42.00

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Golden Slumbers

Quiet but makes a statement in a room. A Turner like sense of peace in an abstract sunset landscape. Oil and cold wax on a pre-textured surface creates many layers. Price includes UPS shipping to USA or local Wausau delivery.

Shoreline 58 Up North

A small study in acrylic on paper only 5"x7" but matted in white to be 11"x14" in a clip glass frame-less mount. Wired to hang. Sale Price includes UPS shipping to US.

14" H x 11" W x 0.5" D Weight 1 lb

$75.00

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Warm Slant

This 8"x10" acrylic on paper is matted and framed to be overall 14"x17". This piece is very textured with sponges and palette knife. It has traveled a lot -- so the frame shows some wear. Sale price includes UPS shipping to USA.

17" H x 14" W x 1" D Weight 2 lb

$65.00

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Miniature 3 - LGP

For those in the know, LGP stands for Little Girl's Point on the south shore of Lake Superior. This miniature is faithful to LGP -- see if you can find the pumphouse and the dinosaur tree! This painting is acrylic on watercolor paper, framed. 3.25" x 2". Available directly through me. Shipping and gift box are included in price. #berkelydesign #valberkely #lakesuperior #littlegirlspoint

2" H x 3.25" W

$42.00

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Tree Line Color Block

A very special little acrylic painting on paper, only 4.5" x 6", matted in white in black frame to be overall 14"x17". Sale price includes UPS shipping to USA.

17" H x 14" W x 1" D Weight 2 lb

$95.00

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At the Monk Garden Pond

The Robert W. Monk Botanic Gardens in Wausau WI features Mr. Monk's legacy in these beautiful public gardens. To get this photo reference, I had to get my toes wet one autumn! This pastel on paper is custom framed in white mat with black frame. It has been exhibited several times. Sale Price includes UPS shipping to USA.

Three Day Weekend

Last summer, I invited my best friend to visit my art studio cabin on Lake Superior. She had never seen this Great Lake! She spent many happy hours over a three day weekend watching the waves and finding treasures ... stones! Afterward, she inspired me to "document" our Three Day Weekend.

NEW technique for my art: Color Pencil Drawing produced on an ICARUS heated drawing board. (Look up the artist Ester Roi, she invented it!) Basically, the glass-like tabletop surface has a cool area and a warm area -- you can control the heat level. It is wonderful for blending the wax-based color pencil for soft layers. Look closely; you will see that I intentionally did not blend the shadow areas.

This piece on archival paper is only 7"x 9" but it is matted and sleeved to be 11"x 14" overall. Ready for your standard framing; I recommend a UV protection glazing.

My price includes USPS or UPS shipping to USA only. I am sorry that I do not do international shipping.

9" H x 7" W x 0.125" D Weight 0.25 lb

$85.00

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Across the Water

One of my earlier works in acrylic exploring an impressionistic palette knife technique on a flat panel. Painting is framed as pictured; ask if you want it unframed. Sale price includes free UPS shipping to USA only.

8" H x 10" W x 0.5" D Weight 1.5 lb

$95.00

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Papillon 2

After a successful first trip (ever!) to the south of France, I have new works in oil+cold wax. These are "samplers" on Arches Oil Paper, matted and sleeved. Will need your own frame. The fields near the River Lot were full of butterflies (papillon) that inspired me. Price includes US shipping only. #berkelydesign #valberkely #oilandcoldwax #papillon

Ambient Winds

Listening to Douglas Irvine's music. Oil and cold wax medium (think buttery frosting!) applied like finger-painting with lots of textured layers. On a cradled hardboard panel, wired to hang, very sturdy, edges are clean birch wood. This dreamy little landscape stands perfectly on a shelf too! I often paint small to later paint BIG. Sale price includes shipping in USA only.

6" H x 6" W x 1.5" D Weight 0.5 lb

$40.00

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Katmandu

Oil paint and cold wax medium (think buttery frosting!) applied like finger-painting. On a cradled panel, wired to hang, very sturdy, edges are clean birch wood. There's a subtle gold iridescence as an under tone that glows. I often paint small to later paint BIG. Sale price includes shipping in USA only.

6" H x 6" W x 1.5" D Weight 1 lb

$40.00

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Among The Fields of Gold

PRIMARY FOCUS: abstract paintings using ONLY the primary colors plus white using ONLY my fingers! Name based on snippets of song lyrics or titles. Can YOU guess?* I often paint small to later paint BIG. 12"x12" gallery wrapped stretched canvas, sides painted a neutral grey (like a shadow), no frame required. (Note that the colors are deeper in real life!) *I was listening to Sting!

Down By The Riverside

Listening to the Grateful Dead! Oil paint and cold wax medium (think buttery frosting!) applied like finger-painting. On a textured cradled panel, wired to hang, very sturdy, edges are clean birch wood. I often paint small to later paint BIG. Sale price includes shipping in USA only.

7" H x 5" W x 1.5" D Weight 1 lb

$40.00

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Golden Years

Oil paint and cold wax medium (think buttery frosting!) applied like finger-painting . On a textured cradled panel, wired to hang, very sturdy, edges are clean birch wood. There's a bit of iridescent gold peeking through as an undertone. I often paint small to later paint BIG. Sale price includes shipping in USA only.

7" H x 5" W x 1.5" D Weight 1 lb

$40.00

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We Can Sail

The fresh feeling of sailing out on the deep water. There is a hint of iridescent gold in this abstract seascape. Oil and cold wax medium makes the surface feel buttery. 10"x10" cradled panel, edges are painted a neutral grey like a shadow, wired to hang. Price includes UPS shipping to USA only. I am sorry I do not do international shipping.